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24 alternatives to HyperTerm

Terminal emulator based on JS, HTML and CSS

HyperTerm is a terminal emulator built using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It provides developers with a command-line interface that can be customized through web technologies. The tool runs on Mac and appeals to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HyperTerm launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hyper 1.0.0▲413

   Terminal built and extensible with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

   2016 · hyper.is · its alternatives →

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   Hyper 3▲643

   A cross-platform terminal powered by web technologies

   2019 · hyper.is · its alternatives →

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   DomTerm – a web-based rich terminal emulator and console▲78

   Top (DomTerm - a terminal emulator and console using DOM and JavaScript)

   2018 · domterm.org · its alternatives →

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   Hyper 2▲450

   The second generation of the Hyper terminal

   2018 · hyper.is · its alternatives →

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   A terminal emulator in pure PHP▲196

   A terminal renderer written in pure PHP. Contribute to soloterm/screen development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A cross-platform terminal emulator written in Java▲65

   It's based on the jediterm library developed for IDEs, but it can also be put to work as a standalone terminal emulator with tabs. The library has been around for more than 10 years, but I don't think anyone made a terminal emulator app from it?

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTerm, The Graphical Terminal for iOS, MacOS and Linux▲67

   2013 · 41j.com · its alternatives →

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   WindTerm 0.8 – A whole new generation of terminal emulator▲13

   A professional cross-platform SSH/Sftp/Shell/Telnet/Tmux/Serial terminal. - kingToolbox/WindTerm

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WebTerm▲109

   Free online Linux terminal that runs in your browser. Practice Linux commands and Git with interactive tutorials. No installation, no sign-up.

   Jan 2026 · webterm.app · its alternatives →

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    Alacritty, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust▲1,170

    Initial source-only release of Alacritty

    2017 · blog.jwilm.io · its alternatives →

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    HyperApp – 1k JavaScript framework for building web applications▲303

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    tterm▲109

    A terminal, a real browser, and Claude Code under one roof

    Jul 2026 · tterm.sh · its alternatives →

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    Ghostty▲161

    A fast, feature-rich, and platform-native terminal emulator

    2024 · ghostty.org · its alternatives →

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    WebTerm Learn▲139

    Learn the terminal like a game — in a browser sandbox

    Aug 2026 · learn.webterm.app · its alternatives →

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    Ghostty-Web – Ghostty in the Browser▲14

    Ghostty for the web with xterm.js API compatibility - coder/ghostty-web

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲242

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hypertune▲260

    Hey HN! I'm Miraan, the founder at Hypertune, and I'm excited to be posting this on HN. Hypertune lets you make your code configurable to let teammates like PMs and marketers quickly change feature flags, in-app copy, pricing plans, etc. It's like a CMS but instead of only letting you set static content, you can insert arbitrary logic from the UI, including A/B tests and ML "loops". I previously built a landing page optimization tool that let marketers define variants of their headline, CTA, cover image, etc, then used a genetic algorithm to find the best combination of them. They used…

    2025 · hypertune.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenTerm▲7

    Terminal emulator on iOS

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Pymterm – A multiple tab terminal emulator implemented in Python▲40

    A multiple tab terminal emulator implemented in python - stonewell/pymterm

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Terminal, a sandboxed command-line interface for iOS▲62

    OpenTerm, a sandboxed command line interface for iOS - louisdh/openterm

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hyperapp – 1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲69

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    1kb JavaScript library for building front end applications▲187

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    termwm: A floating WM of terminals inside your terminal▲66

    A floating WM of terminals inside your terminal

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Ferroterm – Rust / WebAssembly Terminal Emulator and Library▲6

    FerroTerm is a Terminal Emulator (xterm/vt100) / Library witten in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly. It is approx 4x faster than xterm.js which is used by VSCode etc. and prodvides wide spec coverage. https://datanoisetv.github.io/ferroterm/ Would love some feedback and hear what people want to build with it.

    Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

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